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Garou - Mark of the Wolves (set 1)

 
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Garou - Mark of the Wolves (set 1)

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Developer: SNK
Controls/Input Device: Control(joy8way), Buttons(4)
Number of Players: 2
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Mameinfo.dat entry:
0.37b10 [Yochizo]


WIP:

- 0.147u2: hap fixed clone Omega Fighter Special. The game fails to boot or finish post. After showing bad rom errors, the game resets.

- 0.147u1: Fixed maincpu rom loading.

- 0.122u7: Fixed gfx1/2/3/4/5 rom loading.

- 0.89u3: Changed Z80 CPU2 clock speed to 5MHz.

- 0.37b10: Yochizo added 'Omega Fighter' (UPL 1989) and clone Omega Fighter Special.

- 21st November 2000: Yochizo fixed some graphics bugs in the Omega Fighter / Atomic Robo-kid driver.

- 8th November 2000: Yochizo sent in a driver for Omega Fighter and Atomic Robo-kid.

- 25th April 1999: Dumped Omega Fighter Special.


LEVELS: 8 (restarts once)


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Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 457.8 zip


Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.
History.dat entry:
Garou - Mark of the Wolves (c) 1999 SNK.

The 9th 'Fatal Fury' episode brings us 12 characters and foregoes the plane-switching style of its predecessors in favour of standard single-plane battles. One of the last games produced by the original SNK.

- TECHNICAL -

Runs on the SNK "Neo-Geo MVS" hardware.
Game ID : NGM-253

[SNK MVS Neo-Geo Controls]
2 players - 4 buttons per player.
[JOYSTICK] 8-way [A] Swift punch [B] Swift kick [C] Pummeler punch [D] Colossal kick

- TRIVIA -

Released in November 1999.

'Garou' translates from Japanese as 'Hungry Wolf'. 'Mark of the Wolves' is a reference to the legacy left behind by Terry to a new generation of fighters - specifically, Rock Howard. This can also refer to the legacy left by other characters from the previous Fatal Fury & Art of Fighting games. Kim Dong Hwan & Kim Jae Hoon are sons of Tae-Kwon Do fighter Kim Kaphwan. Khushmood Butt is a master of Kyokugenryu Karate, the same martial used by Ryo Sakazaki from Art of Fighting. Hokutomaru uses Shiranui-style Ninjitsu as his fighting style, this is the same ninja arts that Mai Shiranui uses, however Hokutomaru was trained by Andy Bogard.

Garou pushes the capabilities of the Neo-Geo MVS hardware to its limit, giving some of the best-looking graphics to date. Some critics saying that there is life after all in the Neo-Geo hardware, which was past its prime when the game was released.

Hokutomaru's stage has quite a few references to the rest of the "Fatal Fury" series. To the extreme left of the stage is a billboard with a picture of the old style Terry Bogard. A portrait of Geese Howard and his lieutenants can be seen on another billboard (this is the same picture that is seen in the flyer for Real Bout Fatal Fury). There is also a picture of Andy Bogard and Mai Shiranui holding hands posing as a bank advertisement right above another picture of Alfred.

The sign that Khushnood Butt shows off in his victory pose is a Kyokugen Karate dojo sign.

The Rock Howard music stage contains a part of Robert Miles' seminal trance tune Children.

Rock Howard is the son of the notorious crime-lord Geese Howard, the boss of previous Fatal Fury games. Rock was trained to fight by Terry Bogard and has incorporated moves from Terry and Geese's styles into his own fighting style. Rock is also related to Garou's main boss of the game: Kain R. Heinlein. Geese Howard married Marie Heinlein, whom is the sister of Kain. So, we can assume that Kain is Rock's uncle.

The word 'Tizoc' (The Griffon Mask's Japanese name) means 'sick leg', or 'lame leg'. It was the name of an ancient Mexican tlatoani, or leader, who ruled from 1481 until 1486, when he was poisoned by Aztec aristocrats.

If a double KO occurs, a round is won by each fighter, which can end a battle on this quite unsatisfying note. Moreover in this case, the player has no fighting level, neither displayed on the screen nor counted for the points.

Soundtracks release:
[JP] Jan. 21, 2000; Garou - Mark of the Wolves [SCDC-00006] Scitron

- UPDATES -

The prototype version has a white background at the title screen instead a blue background on the final version. It has also a graphic bug on the Terry Bogard stage during the second round at the extreme right.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Random Fighter : Hold Start and press a Punch or Kick button at the character selection screen.

* Play as Grant : At the character select screen, highlight Dong Hwan, hold Start and press Up(x2) Down(x2), Up, Down.

* Play as Kain R. Heinlein : At the character select screen, highlight Jae Hoon, hold Start and press Down(x2), Up(x2), Down, Up.

* Play against Kain R. Heinlein : To reach Kain, you must finish the first 7 matches with an average fighting level of AAA. Your best bet would be to avoid losing any rounds throughout the preliminary 7 stages, especially Grant. If you meet this condition after defeating Grant, you'll get a cutscene featuring Kain R. Heinlein. Beat Kain to reveal your characters' true ending.

* Alternate Costume Colors : Each character has 4 colors, corresponding to each button.

* Secret Taunts : After defeating your opponent, hold Left or Right and tap Start to use an hidden taunt. Every character has two secret taunts (these can ONLY be used after defeating an opponent and before your character goes into his/her winning pose). Some of them, such as Hotaru's and Hokutomaru's are really cool! :)

Taunts in the game can affect the background stages in many ways. For example, by using a taunt during a fight in Hotaru's stage (Philanthropy Belfry) you can make the bells in the background move. Most stages have hidden animations that can only be seen by this trick so try it! :)

* Survival Mode : Insert a coin, hold A+B+C+D and press Start. You will then play a Survival Mode (quite hard one too).

* Rock's Win-pose : Rock will have a special win-pose when he finishes the opponent with a Shine Knuckle and a different one when he finishes the opponent with either a Raging Storm or the Deadly Rave Neo.

- SERIES -

1. Garou Densetsu - Shukumei no Tatakai [Model NGM-033] (1991, MVS)
2. Garou Densetsu 2 - Arata-Naru Tatakai [Model NGM-047] (1992, MVS)
3. Garou Densetsu Special [Model NGM-058] (1993, MVS)
4. Garou Densetsu 3 - Harukanaru Tatakai [Model NGM-069] (1995, MVS)
5. Real Bout Garou Densetsu [Model NGM-095] (1995, MVS)
6. Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special [Model NGM-223] (1997, MVS)
7. Real Bout Garou Densetsu 2 - The Newcomers [Model NGM-240] (199, MVS8)
8. Fatal Fury Wild Ambition (1999, ARC)
9. Garou - Mark of the Wolves [Model NGM-253] (1999, MVS)
10. Fatal Fury First Contact [Model NEOP00111] (1999, NGPC)

- STAFF -

Exective producer : H. Matsumoto
Producers : S. Itoh, T. Tsukamoto
Planners : Kim-Ken, Y. Oda, Goory, I. Higemura, Yucky
Foreground designers : Soe Soe (SoeSoe.F), Heitarou, Rolly.R, N. Kuroki, Futatsu.N, G. Ishidamanf, Terarin, Itokatsu, S. Sasada, Eimotsu, Yuko, D-Mtl'Uchide, K. Naoe, Gi Pinoko, Yuko.K, T. Ishikawa
Background designers : M. Hirano, D. Takagi, E. Tsutsui, Tomo, Sakura-E, R. Nariai, Shimidi, Kumiko.M, C. Zanami
Special effects : Tashiboo, Masami Tanaka
Event art designers : Kaoruru, M. Hirano, C. Zanami, A. Yamada
New staff : Kohji, Z. Kadoma, Manbu, Zacky
Programmers : Bo-Fukunaga, Dan-Abe, Rotten Air
Sound : Ackey, Yassun, Hori-Hori, Okan, Q-Jirou
Title designer : Nao-Q
Illustrator : Tonko, Arita/Ymt

* Voice Actors :
Terry Bogard : Satoshi Hashimoto
Rock Howard : Eiji Takemoto
Kim Dong Hwan : Jun Hashimoto
Kim Jae Hoon : Hiroki Asakawa
Hotaru Futaba : Yuki Horie
Gato : Koji Ishii
B. Jenet : Rei Saito
Khushmood Butt (Marco Rodriguez in Japanese version) : Hikaru Hanada
Hokutomaru : Junko Takeuchi
Freeman : Eiji Yano
Tizoc (The Griffon in the Japanese version) : Hikaru Hanada
Kevin Rian : You Kitazawa
Grant : You Kitazawa
Kain R. Heinlein : Jun Hashimoto
Marky : Junko Takeuchi
Narration : Paul G.R.

- PORTS -

* Consoles :
SNK Neo-Geo [JP] (Feb. 25, 2000; "Garou - Mark of the Wolves [Model NGH-253]")
Sega Dreamcast [JP] (Sep. 27, 2001; "Garou - Mark of the Wolves [Model T-3108M]")
Sega Dreamcast [JP] (May 23, 2002; "Garou - Mark of the Wolves [SNK Best Buy] [Model T-47302M]")
Sony PlayStation 2 [JP] (June 30, 2005; "Garou - Mark of the Wolves [NeoGeo Online Collection Vol.1] [Model SLPS-25504]")
Sony PlayStation 2 [JP] (June 30, 2005; "Garou - Mark of the Wolves [NeoGeo Online Collection Vol.1] [Model SLPS-25509]")
Sony PlayStation 2 [JP] (June 30, 2005; "Garou - Mark of the Wolves [NeoGeo Online Collection The Best] [Model SLPS-25793]")

- CONTRIBUTE -

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Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
cheat.dat entry:
00000000 107490 00000099 FFFFFFFF Infinite Time
00000001 107490 00000000 FFFFFFFF Finish this Round Now!
20900000 027F9C 00004E71 FFFFFFFF Always have Easy Supers
20910000 04CEDE 00004E71 FFFFFFFF Always have Easy Supers (2/2) Debug Dip 2-1 is on the first bit of 10E001 but a RAM cheat has no effect ingame
00000001 107439 00000008 FFFFFFFF Current Normal Level is Final Level Now! Normal Mode
00000001 107439 0000000E FFFFFFFF Current Survival Level is Final Level Now! Survival Mode
62000000 000000 00000000 00000000 Select Backdrop
00010000 107435 00000000 FFFFFFFF Freight Express Terry Bogard
00010000 107435 00000001 FFFFFFFF Live House "Old Line" Rock Howard
00010000 107435 00000002 FFFFFFFF Oriental Casino "Woo" Kim Dong Hwan
00010000 107435 00000003 FFFFFFFF Yok Chong Market Kim Jae Hoon
00010000 107435 00000004 FFFFFFFF Philantrophy Belfry Hotaru Futaba
00010000 107435 00000005 FFFFFFFF Barbaroi Falls Gato
00010000 107435 00000006 FFFFFFFF Blue Wave Harbor Bonne Jenet
00010000 107435 00000007 FFFFFFFF Sarah Forest Khushnood Butt
00010000 107435 00000008 FFFFFFFF 5th Ave. and 2nd St. Hokutomaru
00010000 107435 00000009 FFFFFFFF Slam "Free Field" Freeman
00010000 107435 0000000A FFFFFFFF Universal Arena Tizoc
00010000 107435 0000000B FFFFFFFF S.S.P. Maneuver Field Kevin Rian
00010000 107435 0000000C FFFFFFFF (Mansion Basement) Grant
00010000 107435 0000000D FFFFFFFF (Mansion) Kain R. Heinlein
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 10E008 00000009 FFFFFFFF Infinite Credits PL1 Home version
00000000 10048E 00000078 FFFFFFFF Infinite Energy PL1
00000001 10048E 00000000 FFFFFFFF Drain All Energy Now! PL1
00000000 1004BE 00000080 FFFFFFFF Infinite Power PL1
00000001 1004BE 00000000 FFFFFFFF Drain All Power Now! PL1
62000000 000000 00000000 00000000 Select Character PL1
00010000 10742B 00000000 FFFFFFFF Terry Bogard
00010000 10742B 00000001 FFFFFFFF Rock Howard
00010000 10742B 00000002 FFFFFFFF Kim Dong Hwan
00010000 10742B 00000003 FFFFFFFF Kim Jae Hoon
00010000 10742B 00000004 FFFFFFFF Hotaru Futaba
00010000 10742B 00000005 FFFFFFFF Gato
00010000 10742B 00000006 FFFFFFFF Bonne Jenet
00010000 10742B 00000007 FFFFFFFF Khushnood Butt
00010000 10742B 00000008 FFFFFFFF Hokutomaru
00010000 10742B 00000009 FFFFFFFF Freeman
00010000 10742B 0000000A FFFFFFFF Tizoc
00010000 10742B 0000000B FFFFFFFF Kevin Rian
00010000 10742B 0000000C FFFFFFFF Grant
00010000 10742B 0000000D FFFFFFFF Kain R. Heinlein
62000000 000000 00000000 00000000 Select Character Colour PL1
00010000 107432 00000000 FFFFFFFF A colour
00010000 107432 00000001 FFFFFFFF B colour
00010000 107432 00000002 FFFFFFFF C colour
00010000 107432 00000003 FFFFFFFF D colour
00000100 107474 00000002 FFFFFFFF Select Rounds Won PL1
62000000 000000 00000000 00000000 Select TOP Bar Length PL1 Works only when player is NOT CPU controlled
00010000 1074C2 00000000 FFFFFFFF 5 chunks
00010000 1074C2 00000001 FFFFFFFF 3 chunks
00010000 1074C2 00000002 FFFFFFFF 1 chunk
00010000 1074C2 00000003 FFFFFFFF Entire Life Bar
00000100 1074C3 0000000E FFFFFFFF Select Leftmost TOP Chunk PL1 Works only when player is NOT CPU controlled
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 10E009 00000009 FFFFFFFF Infinite Credits PL2 Home version
00000000 10058E 00000078 FFFFFFFF Infinite Energy PL2
00000001 10058E 00000000 FFFFFFFF Drain All Energy Now! PL2
00000000 1005BE 00000080 FFFFFFFF Infinite Power PL2
00000001 1005BE 00000000 FFFFFFFF Drain All Power Now! PL2
62000000 000000 00000000 00000000 Select Character PL2
00010000 10742D 00000000 FFFFFFFF Terry Bogard
00010000 10742D 00000001 FFFFFFFF Rock Howard
00010000 10742D 00000002 FFFFFFFF Kim Dong Hwan
00010000 10742D 00000003 FFFFFFFF Kim Jae Hoon
00010000 10742D 00000004 FFFFFFFF Hotaru Futaba
00010000 10742D 00000005 FFFFFFFF Gato
00010000 10742D 00000006 FFFFFFFF Bonne Jenet
00010000 10742D 00000007 FFFFFFFF Khushnood Butt
00010000 10742D 00000008 FFFFFFFF Hokutomaru
00010000 10742D 00000009 FFFFFFFF Freeman
00010000 10742D 0000000A FFFFFFFF Tizoc
00010000 10742D 0000000B FFFFFFFF Kevin Rian
00010000 10742D 0000000C FFFFFFFF Grant
00010000 10742D 0000000D FFFFFFFF Kain R. Heinlein
62000000 000000 00000000 00000000 Select Character Colour PL2
00010000 107433 00000000 FFFFFFFF A colour
00010000 107433 00000001 FFFFFFFF B colour
00010000 107433 00000002 FFFFFFFF C colour
00010000 107433 00000003 FFFFFFFF D colour
00000100 107475 00000002 FFFFFFFF Select Rounds Won PL2
62000000 000000 00000000 00000000 Select TOP Bar Length PL2 Works only when player is NOT CPU controlled
00010000 1074C4 00000000 FFFFFFFF 5 chunks
00010000 1074C4 00000001 FFFFFFFF 3 chunks
00010000 1074C4 00000002 FFFFFFFF 1 chunk
00010000 1074C4 00000003 FFFFFFFF Entire Life Bar
00000100 1074C5 0000000E FFFFFFFF Select Leftmost TOP Chunk PL2 Works only when player is NOT CPU controlled
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000
62000000 000000 00000000 00000000 Select Cartridge/NeoGeo Type Enable it DURING the neogeo bios booting sequence. If you miss the boot sequence reset and THEN enable it. The Home (NEOGEO) setting may open up other aspects of the game or it may even make the game unplayable.
00010000 10FD82 00000080 FFFFFFFF Arcade (MVS)
00010000 10FD82 00000000 FFFFFFFF Home (NEOGEO)

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